Villain? No, I'll catch up with the protagonist after passing the civil service exam.

The police badge, reflecting the sunlight, was more dazzling than the ten million dollar check.

Leng Qingqiu was momentarily stunned by this sudden "light of righteousness".

For the first time, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes, which were used to giving orders.

In her worldview, there is nothing that money can't buy. If there is, it's simply because you don't have enough money.

But now, this man not only rejected her, but also placed something called "faith" between them like a mountain.

"Are you serious?"

Leng Qingqiu narrowed her eyes, her red lips pressed tightly together, and her originally languid posture instantly became tense. "Lu Jingyan, don't push your luck. Do you know how many people are lining up to carry my shoes? I have plenty of money and can give you anything you want."

"Is being rich a big deal?"

Lu Jingyan put away his police ID and tucked it back into his pocket. He pushed up his glasses, his cold, businesslike demeanor even more chilling than an air conditioner blast.

"Miss Leng, it seems you have a deep misunderstanding of our country's laws and public order and good morals."

He pointed to the check that was still lying on the passenger seat.

"First of all, you tried to buy my personal freedom with money, to remove me from my public office and make me serve you around the clock. This, to some extent, constitutes a restriction on my personal freedom."

Lu Jingyan paused, his eyes sharpening as if scrutinizing a potential criminal suspect.

"Although this does not constitute 'human trafficking' in the criminal sense, your logic is no different from that of human traffickers. Both are trying to trade 'people' as 'commodities'."

"You..." Leng Qingqiu was speechless with anger, her chest heaving violently. "I'm a hired employee! A high-salary hired employee! Don't you understand business rules?"

"Business rules?"

Lu Jingyan chuckled and shook his head.

"Secondly, I am currently a police officer performing my duties. You publicly presented me with a check for ten million yuan and the keys to a luxury car, demanding that I abandon my duties to serve you personally. This behavior not only insults the character of a public official but also constitutes suspected bribery."

"According to Article 389 of the Criminal Law, giving property to a state functionary in order to obtain improper benefits constitutes the crime of bribery."

Lu Jingyan took a step closer, his height advantage giving him an absolute sense of pressure.

"Miss Leng, you don't want to experience life in a detention center for trying to bribe the police, do you? The beds there are very hard and probably not suitable for a delicate body like yours."

This legal education, which combined prevention and punishment, left Leng Qingqiu completely bewildered.

Having navigated the business world for so many years, she has seen greedy people, lecherous people, and people who pretend to be aloof.

But she had never seen anything like it, where "refusing to be kept" was elevated to the level of "human trafficking" and "bribery"!

Is this man's brain filled with reinforced concrete?

The police officers watching from the sidelines were all trying so hard not to laugh that their faces turned red.

By the second-floor window, Su Xiaoxiao excitedly grabbed Zhao Tiezhu's arm and shook it vigorously: "Did you see that! Did you see that! That's our Captain Lu! He's unyielding to wealth and power! So handsome!"

Zhao Tiezhu nodded with admiration, "That's really tough. If I had that ten million, I'd probably kneel down on the spot. I'm truly impressed by Captain Lu's awareness."

Leng Qingqiu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the unprecedented sense of defeat in her heart.

She put her sunglasses back on, concealing the fleeting embarrassment and annoyance in her eyes.

"Okay, very good."

She sneered, her voice regaining its haughty arrogance, "Lu Jingyan, you're the first man who's ever dared to reject me like this. You've successfully aroused my desire to conquer."

"Don't rush to make promises you can't keep."

Lu Jingyan raised his hand to look at his watch, his brows furrowing slightly, clearly having exhausted all his patience.

"I'm not interested in your desire to conquer, but I am very interested in your violations."

He pointed to the ground beneath his feet, where striking yellow grid lines were drawn.

"Thirdly, and most importantly right now, your car is parked in a no-parking zone of the police lane, which is seriously obstructing the entry and exit of police vehicles."

Lu Jingyan pulled out the ticket book from his waist, uncapped the pen, and his movements were so practiced it was heartbreaking.

"We've already taken five minutes to explain the law to you. Now, please move your car immediately. Otherwise, you will receive 3 points on your license, a 200 yuan fine, and your car will be forcibly towed."

"You dare?!"

Leng Qingqiu stared at him in disbelief. "This is a limited edition Ferrari! There are only ten in the world! You dare to put a ticket on it? You dare to tow it away?"

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Lu Jingyan quickly wrote the ticket and slapped it onto the rhinestone-covered windshield without any hesitation.

"In my eyes, this is just an illegally parked vehicle. Even if it were a Ferrari or a Transformer, it would still get a ticket if parked here.

"Now, back up and get out of here."

Lu Jingyan pointed outside the gate and made a standard traffic control gesture, "Don't force me to call a tow truck. With that kind of violent towing, your truck full of rhinestones probably won't survive."

Leng Qingqiu stared intently at the ticket fluttering in the wind.

That's a disgrace.

It was the greatest humiliation Leng Qingqiu had ever suffered in her life!

She brought ten million to "buy people," but instead of getting the people, she was publicly reprimanded and ended up with a 200 yuan fine.

This plot is so bad, even TV dramas wouldn't dare to film it like this!

"Lu Jingyan..."

Leng Qingqiu gritted her teeth as she muttered the name, as if she wanted to chew it up and swallow it whole.

She flung open the car door and got in.

"boom--!"

The engine roared angrily, like an enraged lioness.

She didn't say another word, because she knew that in front of this stubborn man, any words would be ineffective.

The Ferrari executed an extremely arrogant drift, its tires screeching as they rubbed against the ground, nearly crashing into a nearby pillar, before charging out of the police station in a fit of rage.

Watching the luxury car speed away, Lu Jingyan clapped his hands, his expression indifferent.

"Finally, some peace and quiet."

He turned around and waved at the heads peeking out from upstairs. "What are you all looking at? Never seen a parking ticket before? Go do what you were doing!"

The officers dispersed in a commotion, but the legend of "Officer Lu confronting the female CEO" was destined to become a topic of conversation in the department for the rest of the year.

Lu Jingyan returned to his office, and had just sat down to take a sip of water when his phone vibrated.

It was a text message from an unknown number.

Unsigned, with only a short line of text, it exudes a strong sense of threat and possessiveness:

[Lu Jingyan, I never fail to get what I set my sights on. If soft tactics don't work, I'll use force. We'll see.]

Lu Jingyan looked at the screen, a playful sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

Should we resort to force?

In this society governed by the rule of law, given that he is a police officer, is it appropriate to confront him directly?

"interesting."

He casually blocked the number and then threw the phone on the table.

"I hope your 'toughness' can outlast my handcuffs."